I turned a childhood interest in gardening into a Bachelors Degree in Horticulture from University of California, Davis. I spent 30 years at the Rod McLellan Company -- 10 of them as an orchid grower and breeder, ultimately becoming the President and CEO of the company. We grew everything, including cut roses, and also had a very successful packaged soil and fertilizer business under the Supersoil and Whitney Farms brands -- now owned by the Scott's Company. I'm an avid gardener and love roses along with many other genera. If I had more space, I'd start breeding roses!